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F. O. MILLER 81; H. O. PETERS! CIGAR MOLD. No. 257,735. L Patented May 9, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EREDaIoK o. MILLER. AND HENRY o. PETERS, on NEW YORK, n. Y.

CIGAR-MOLD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,735, dated May 9, 1882.

Application filed April 18, 1881. Model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FREDRIGK G. MILLER and HENRY G. PETERS, citizens of the United gar-mold plunger provided with a margin co'veringor band of rubber or other analogous material, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cup-shaped body of the plunger, with a surrounding elastic band constituting the elastic marginal edge of the cup, a portion of the elastic band being left unfastened in order to show its application to the plunger. Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the same.' Fig.3 is a sectional view, showing the plunger attached to a lid or holder, a portion of which is shown, and the matrix-block secured to the base F.

A indicates the wooden plunger, which is provided with a teuon, a, for securing it to a lid or holder, D, or in place of the tenon it can be either provided with a screw fora similar purpose, or the tenon or screw can be dispensed with, and the plungerbe secured to the holder by cementing, or by the usual flange, or in any other suitable manner. t

The lower end of the plunger is made concave, or hollowed out, as at B, to adapt it to the reverse of about one-half of the cigar. which will be compressed within the matrix E by means of the said cup-shaped plunger.

0 indicates the elastic band, which is preferably composed of soft rubber, although any other similar substance possessing the proper ties of elasticity and flexibility which willconstitute a yielding marginal band for the cup can be employed. This elastic band is stretched and drawn around the plunger and glued or cemented, or otherwise suitably secured thereto, so that its lower edge will extend below the J plunger and form the marginal edge around the cup. This elastic marginal edge of the cup will expand underthe pressure of the bunch of tobacco, and fit the sides of the matrix without creasing the bunch of tobacco, as in the case of the wooden or metal 'pluugers heretofore employed.

The plunger made in accordance with our invention vwill not break or become disfigured, and will be much better and more durable than if made solely of wood or metal.

By combining the wood and rubber, the plunger'will have greater solidity and strength than if composed of rubber alone, and it will also be made more cheaply.

Having described our invention, what we claim isi l. A wooden cigar-mold plunger provided with a margin of rubber or analogous elastic material, substantially as described.

2. lhe combination, with a wooden plunger for cigar-molds, of an exterior covering or margin of rubber or analogous elastic material, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDRIOK (J. MILLER. HENRY O. PETERS. Witnesses:

HERMANN ALBERT,

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